The most touching/relatable quotes from his songs
I walk by I feel them hate, wanna die 'cause I relate.
He feels that people judge him negatively. A negative judgement which is partly a reflection of his own insecurity towards himself, which he then confirms by saying that he relates to it, i.e feels it towards himself. But the negative judgement he feels can also be coming from society and people who judge him negatively because he is depressed. This is a deep issue of society that he brings forward.
Soon I'm dead I can not wait.
He is longing for and welcoming with open arms what scares most of us, death. Only then will he finally get rest and relief from his pain. The way these words are spoken adds a lot of weight to it. You can hear the bitter irony in his voice and how fed up he is with life.
If nothing change, I'll be in my grave, in a better place.
Probably one of his most emotionally charged sentences, this line describes how far gone he is and the measures he is willing to take to end the pain. He will not hesistate to end his life if this pain continues, he will rather die and rest in his grave, to him what is a better place. He makes death, which sounds horrible to most of us, sound like a pleasant relief in contrast to the pain that life is.
I was so deep in my anxiety I didn't even realize I was sad.
When suffering from depression or anxiety for many years, you begin to forget what it’s like to not be depressed and the feeling of being happy. That is until you get a brief moment of happiness one day and you finally realize how sad you have been for so long and what being happy feels like. He confirms this when he says in the following sentence “I had forgot the feeling as a kid we all have, full of hope. I just remember being 12 trying to figure out how to use a rope”.
Music is an outlet.
A simple yet beautiful and deep quote. Music is an outlet to all of our emotions and feelings. Music helps us deal with those emotions. It’s the reason why artists make music and why we listen to their music. You can hear that music has helped him get through a lot when he speaks this sentence.
Thought I wouldn't make it and I panicked. All I needed was you and some practice.
When you see no light at the end of the tunnel and believe you are screwed in life. But then, you find your passion and become good at it with some practice. Combined with the love from the woman you love, you slowly start finding hope again.
Just tryna survive, I might kill myself tonight.
The essence of living is trying to survive. It is a deep quote because everything we do revolves around our need for survival. This quote reminds of the famous quote from the song Eye of the tiger which says “Just a man and his will to survive”.
I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't feel, I can't breathe, I can't think,
I can't see, I can't do anything.
When you are depressed, you can lose apetite and sleep. When you are anxious, you can have difficulty breathing properly and thinking clearly. “See” here can mean seeing light at the end of the tunnel, i.e seeing hope. “I can’t do anything” – mental illness can be crippling.
The way these words are spoken after each other adds a lot of sadness and weight to it. You understand the depth of his pain.
When there's no love, nothing matters at all.
Love is the most important thing in life. Self-love, love from family, love from your wife. Without it, we are cold and empty.
